India: a Covid-19 catastrophe
The Briefing3 Touko 2021

India: a Covid-19 catastrophe

The whole world is watching India right now. Its daily case numbers of COVID-19 hit 400,000 this week. The death toll is also rising rapidly with India's health ministry reporting more than 3,600 deaths in the past 24 hours.

We speak with James Oaten; the ABC’s Indian correspondent from Dehli to the get the latest from India; and we speak with Dr Pradeep Teneja from the Australia India Institute about what Indians in Australia make of what’s happening on the sub-continent.

India is facing a Covid catastrophe. Will it get worse before it gets better?

TODAY'S HEADLINES

  • Questions over legality of India ban

  • Senior leaders warn of growing Chinese military and influence

  • Report exposes gymnastics abuse

  • Ex Australia Post boss Holgate sets deadline for legal action

  • OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE

    Follow The Briefing

    Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast
    Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU
    Twitter: @TheBriefingAU

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jaksot(2532)

    Sex work in 2024: how did we get here?

    Sex work in 2024: how did we get here?

    Sex work is often referred to as the world's oldest profession and our attitudes to it are rapidly evolving. The language around it has changed, and public figures from politicians to influencers are ...

    7 Huhti 202420min

    How YouTubers Boy Boy snuck into a CIA base without getting arrested

    How YouTubers Boy Boy snuck into a CIA base without getting arrested

    Imagine going to North Korea to get a haircut or breaking into a military base, well YouTubers Alex Apollonov and Aleksa Vulovic did just that. The guys are behind the YouTube channel Boy Boy, with co...

    6 Huhti 202434min

    The Quiet on Set documentary is about to ruin your childhood nostalgia

    The Quiet on Set documentary is about to ruin your childhood nostalgia

    A new documentary exposing the dark underbelly of kid’s television in the nineties and early 2000s is dropping in Australia today.   Quiet on Set details shocking accusations of what it was like for c...

    5 Huhti 202412min

    Could Australia become a dumping ground for nuclear waste?

    Could Australia become a dumping ground for nuclear waste?

    Australia could be taking on nuclear waste from the AUKUS submarine deal after new laws tabled in Parliament last year. The legislation says it would allow for the creation of facilities for "managing...

    4 Huhti 202421min

    The long road for those suffering with long covid

    The long road for those suffering with long covid

    It's been over four years since COVID-19 first shook the world. And though vaccines have allowed many of us to move on with our lives, a large number of people are not recovering from the virus. In fa...

    4 Huhti 202411min

    What is the National Autism Strategy and why does Australia need one?

    What is the National Autism Strategy and why does Australia need one?

    Earlier this week the Federal Government released a draft of the National Autism Strategy, in the hopes to improve the lives of autistic Australians. The development of the strategy was first announce...

    3 Huhti 202421min

    Could aid relief in Gaza halt after the death of innocent aid workers?

    Could aid relief in Gaza halt after the death of innocent aid workers?

    Seven aid workers for the World Central Kitchen, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, are confirmed to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Since news of the attack broke, Australian Prime...

    3 Huhti 202411min

    What the Armaguard crisis tells us about the future of cash

    What the Armaguard crisis tells us about the future of cash

    Armaguard, the cash delivery business, is going broke. No one uses cash anymore so the nation's number one cash-in-transit business is losing money. What does the collapse of Armaguard mean for Austra...

    2 Huhti 202420min

    Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

    aikalisa
    rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
    tervo-halme
    ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
    politiikan-puskaradio
    viisupodi
    rss-podme-livebox
    otetaan-yhdet
    et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
    rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
    rss-asiastudio
    rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
    rss-tekkipodi
    io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
    linda-maria
    the-ulkopolitist
    rss-polikulaari-humanisti-vastaa-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
    rss-kaikki-uusiksi
    rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
    rss-merja-mahkan-rahat